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Petrology Activities and Examples Collection

This is a collection of educational resources used in igneous and metamorphic petrology courses. The collection includes lab exercises, classroom activities, problem sets and more. The purpose of this collection is to allow for the sharing of materials within the community of petrology teachers. You can

Magma Modification in the central Sierra Nevada Batholithpart of Teaching ExamplesJennifer Wenner, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh This exercise is centered around a suite of rocks from the Sierra Nevada batholith. The activities are designed to give petrology students a capstone experience for the igneous portion of the upper-level Petrology ...

Chemical Differentiation in the Palisades Sillpart of Teaching ExamplesMatthew Gorring, Montclair State University The purpose of this assignment is for students to synthesize field observations, petrography, and whole-rock chemical analyses in order to investigate chemical differentiation processes in a basaltic magma chamber. ...

Igneous Rocks Research Projectpart of Teaching ExamplesSarah Carmichael, Appalachian State University Students work in groups to design a research project on a local igneous rock unit. Students are responsible for project design, sample collection, data collection and analysis, and collaborative writing involving ...

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